Table 2.

The frequency distribution of the parent’s socioeconomic and demographic characteristics

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Are you currently using any family planning method	No	104	25.9
	Yes	297	74.1
Father’s education level	Illiterate	17	4.24
	Primary	65	16.21
	Secondary	197	49.13
	Higher	122	30.42
Mother’s education level	Illiterate	33	8.2
	Primary	123	30.7
	Secondary	192	47.9
	Higher	53	13.2
Father’s occupation	Government jobs	93	23.2
	Private jobs	129	32.2
	Daily work	59	14.7
	Remittance Worker	85	21.2
	Others	35	8.73
Monthly family income	Less than 10 k	22	5.5
	10 k-20 k	103	25.7
	20 k-40 k	207	51.6
	More than 40 k	69	17.2
Types of house	Single-family homes	176	43.9
	Apartments	105	26.2
	Multi-family homes	120	29.9
Types of Place of Residence	Rural	163	40.6
	Urban	238	59.4
Mother’s age at the time of birth of that child (in Years)	Less than 18	31	7.7
	18–25	239	59.6
	25–30	102	25.4
	30 +	29	7.2
Family Type	Nuclear Family	215	53.5
	Joint Family	186	46.4
Mother’s poor nutrition during pregnancy	No	192	47.8
	Yes	209	52.0
Psychological Stress during pregnancy	No	133	33.1
	Yes	268	66.7
Have taken drugs related to Calcium during pregnancy	No	146	36.3
	Yes	255	63.4